Video Vote 2001
MLB.com has plundered our video archives to collect the best plays of the year in 12 categories. Check out the clips in each category and then vote in the poll on the right to let us know what you think is the Best of the Best for 2001.

Regular Season Memory of the Year

July 10 -- Cal Ripken's final All-Star Game is a memorable one as he smashes a dramatic home run in the third inning off of Chan Ho Park.

Sept. 21 -- From the Irish bagpipes in the opening ceremony, to Diana Ross singing "God Bless America," the Mets' return to Shea Stadium after the Sept. 11 attacks was special. Mike Piazza hits a titanic homer in the eighth inning to lift the Mets to victory.

Oct. 4 -- Rickey Henderson etches his name in the record book yet again, breaking the all-time runs scored record. Ty Cobb's mark stood for seventy-three years before Henderson shattered it. Rickey does it the only way Rickey knows how, by homering, and sliding into home plate.